The Usual Place Podcast

What PSP chief Leong Mun Wai is up to now that he’s no longer in Parliament

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Natasha Ann Zachariah

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Parliament convened in September, but a familiar face from the previous term wasn’t there.

Progress Singapore Party’s secretary-general Leong Mun Wai was a notable presence as a Non-Constituency MP during the 14th term of Parliament, sometimes having heated exchanges with ministers and PAP MPs.

But he and fellow party member Hazel Poa did not retain their NCMP spots following the General Election in May.

Their PSP team for West Coast-Jurong West GRC lost to the PAP slate, which

won the five-man GRC with 59.99 per cent of the vote

to PSP’s 40.01 per cent.

In this episode of The Usual Place, I speak with Mr Leong about steering the party in its next phase post-GE2025 and the challenges of not being in Parliament.

How will PSP evolve its practices and policy communications without a Parliamentary presence, and remain relevant?

Highlights (click/tap above):

5:06 Stepping up online to respond & explain party positions

7:05 Mr Leong on heated exchanges as NCMP

11:45 Public-facing initiatives - explaining PSP’s schemes in detail

17:00 Exposing party’s younger faces now

19:25 Direction of PSP after Dr Tan Cheng Bock steps down

21:20 Wanting to lead national conversation on economy

22:58 “An alternative party Singaporeans can trust”: Mr Leong

23:55 How does PSP stand out differently from other parties?

26:00 Will PSP move beyond the west?

28:00 “I learnt a very hard lesson about the powerful PAP machinery”: Mr Leong